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marshy
soft and wet like a marsh
Synonyms
- swampy
- boggy
- soggy
Antonyms
- dry
- firm
marshy in a sentence
Tall reeds grew in the marshy ground beside the pond.
Frogs and insects lived in the marshy area near the lake.
Where it comes from
From Old English mersc 'marsh'
Memory hook
Marshy ground is mushy with water.
Read it in context
- Testing a New Shield Science